Published on in Vol 7, No 11 (2021): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30968, first published .
Characterization of Unlinked Cases of COVID-19 and Implications for Contact Tracing Measures: Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance Data

Characterization of Unlinked Cases of COVID-19 and Implications for Contact Tracing Measures: Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance Data

Characterization of Unlinked Cases of COVID-19 and Implications for Contact Tracing Measures: Retrospective Analysis of Surveillance Data

Ka Chun Chong   1 * , PhD ;   Katherine Jia   2 * , MSc ;   Shui Shan Lee   3 , MBBS ;   Chi Tim Hung   1 , MBBS ;   Ngai Sze Wong   3 , PhD ;   Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai   4 , PhD ;   Nancy Chau   1 , MSc ;   Carrie Ho Kwan Yam   1 , PhD ;   Tsz Yu Chow   1 , BSc ;   Yuchen Wei   1 , PhD ;   Zihao Guo   1 , MSc ;   Eng Kiong Yeoh   1 , MBBS

1 Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

3 Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

4 Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Eng Kiong Yeoh, MBBS
  • Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research
  • Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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